What are your fitness/health goals? Need to Walk MORE often need to find something I enjoy doing

What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I hate the way I look in the mirror and would love to keep up with the kids without being so tired all the time

What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? motivation

What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to track my eating - counting calories, protein and fat - I need to get more exercise and eat healthier foods.

(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My SIL

What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? a sexy dress

Favorite Exercise/Workouts:walking...I used to run when i was alot smaller

What are your fitness/health goals?I want to be able to jog again

What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I was dropping my son off at daycare, when I got back into the truck my brand new pair of pants ripped...

What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health?I can eat and eat and eat....and eat....and eat.... I could probobly eat a whole cheese cake.... not because i am hungry, because it is good and there
I struggle alot with portion controll..

What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? eating habbits, getting off my butt and move, and be consistant..motivation

(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I want to know what it feels like to walk into a room and have the attention of everyone because....damn i look good

What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size?a little black dress
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What are your fitness/health goals? I want to love my body, whether that means at my goal of 149 pounds or heavier or lighter

What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? The scale hitting 190 when I said it would never go over 160

What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Giving in to going out to eat and having drinks

What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to improve on making my cardio more intense, making sure to eat enough calories and making excuses for my behavior in both areas!

Family Life:I have three children. Two girls, Madison is 9 and Mackenzie is 4. My son Dustin is 6 but he is autistic so he is similar to a 2 year old. Last september, my husband left us for a woman at his work. I was very sick for about 5 months and lost 70 pounds. (I've gained 30 back and I don't want to gain anymore!) I'm still going through the divorce process but I have met a wonderful man who loves my children and I very much.

Occupation:Waitress

Hobbies and Interests:Cross stitching and reading

Favorite Music:Josh Groban, Bocelli

Favorite Color(s):Black, hides the weight

Favorite Exercise/Workouts: walking

What are your fitness/health goals? weight loss and more energy

What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? When my husband left us.

What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? obsession with food.

What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Exercise more, think about food less, sticking to plan.

(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : The current "me"!

What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size?

A pair of brand new rocky mountain jeans, size 9, that I bought five years ago and never got into.

Favorite Music: I seem to be mostly stuck in the 80s - REM, U2, etc; and I also like Broadway musicals!

Favorite Color(s): Red and Blue

Favorite Exercise/Workouts: walking. want to get started weight lifting again.

What are your fitness/health goals? Keep my blood pressure in the safe range, lose weight so I can have a healthy pregnancy in the near future. (short-term weight goal - from 263.5 to 225. long-term - down to 155).

What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? When my doctor referred me for evaluation for high blood pressure early this summer

What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Wanting treats.

What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Start weight lifting, do more intensive cardiovascular exercise, eat less sugar

(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : nobody in particular

What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Sleeveless tops!

What are your fitness/health goals? I want to loose about 35 pounds by Christmas.

What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? My 21st birthday is December 26, I am going to Spain in January for two weeks, in may I will be in my cousins wedding, also in May is my moms 50th birthday, and I am taking a cruise next summer.

What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I get discouraged and cheat. I have a hard time sticking to a diet and when I do cheat I eat more.

What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? More cardio, healthier foods!!, and being motivated

(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My family. As bad as it sounds, I just want my family to look at me in awe.

What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A sexy outfit for my birthday!! and a sexy salsa outfit for Spain!

What are your fitness/health goals? I have already reached some of them, had a physical and all my numbers are good. But I have a long way to go on the scale: would love to get down to 140 or so.

What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? A number of small things; seeing myself in pictures and such like. Also my sister who, needs to lose far less than I, kind of inspired me.

What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? 1. Sweet tooth. 2. Inconsistancy in exercise. 3. Time crunch sometimes I work a 10- 12 hour day and barely have time to take care of the and husband, much less myself!

What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Probably still eat too many carbs; I love bread in particular. Need more veggies too. And although I am now pretty good at a long hard work out, I need to do it more consistantly

(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I dunno, this one is not really applicable.

What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A C cup!

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm A Newbie And Don't Quite Know Where I'd Fit In. There Are So Many Different Groups On The "3 Fat Chicks" Site. Can Some Of You Help Me??
I Just Turned 60, Have Lost 26.5 Pounds Since Last Summer. I Only Have 10 Pounds Or So To Go, And Count Calories.
Bobbo

Family Life:Occupation:We'll celebrate 40 years of marriage Sept 10, 2005. I retired from work about 7 years ago, so am a stay-at-home carefree homemaker.

Hobbies and Interests:Vegetable & Flower Gardening; We live out in the country with plum, peach, apple & apricot trees, so I am really busy freezing fruit for the winter. We live in Minnesota and enjoy cross country sking and snow shoeing. We are dog lovers, have a one year old English Setter named "Charlie". My husband hunts with Charlie (Charlie lives in our home as part of the family) He already weighs over 60 pounds and thinks he's a lap dog! ugh! My hubby & I both love to cook from scratch.

Favorite Music:Christian and old 50's rock and roll

Favorite Color(s):Red

Favorite Exercise/Workouts: I hate exercising but do enjoy walks with hubby and Charlie. I have Plantar Fasciitis and bunions. That really limits my walks, so mostly I wear a pedometer and try for 10,000 steps at day.

What are your fitness/health goals? Healthy foods, staying away from all chemicals in processed foods. I do cook most everything from scratch.

What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I couldn't fit any of my clothes anymore and I refuse to buy larger clothes. Plus I needed to drop weight for health reasons.

What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health?Taking the time to weigh/measure food.

What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve?
1. Keeping the motivation up
2. Remembering to put my pedometer on 1st thing in the morning
3. Buy only what's on my grocery list and ignore the fattening enticements.